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Aviation's Great Recruiter: Cleveland's Ed Packard
H L Schreiner
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Paperback. Son of Czechoslovakian immigrants, Edward T. Packard sold his first model airplane in Cleveland in 1919 at the age of 13. During World War II, Packard manufactured the most complete line of American, Allied, and foreign model airplanes. This aviation history shows photos and plans that originally accompanied the kits and a illustrated-plans index. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 colour and 180 b/w photos, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 3JJG; HBT; WDH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 267 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1102.
A history of the model airplane industrySon of Czechoslovakian immigrants, Edward T. Packard sold his first model airplane in Cleveland in 1919 at the age of thirteen, a simple "Pushers Stick Model." Lindbergh's 1927 solo flight conquering the Atlantic galvanized the aviation industry and jump-started his business, Cleveland Model and Supply Company, which at that time offered an extensive line of all-balsa wood model airplanes authentically replicating the early prototypes. During World War II, Packard manufactured the most complete line of American, Allied, and foreign model airplanes, which led to a famous worldwide enterprise whose growth required the involvement of ... Read more
A history of the model airplane industrySon of Czechoslovakian immigrants, Edward T. Packard sold his first model airplane in Cleveland in 1919 at the age of thirteen, a simple "Pushers Stick Model." Lindbergh's 1927 solo flight conquering the Atlantic galvanized the aviation industry and jump-started his business, Cleveland Model and Supply Company, which at that time offered an extensive line of all-balsa wood model airplanes authentically replicating the early prototypes. During World War II, Packard manufactured the most complete line of American, Allied, and foreign model airplanes, which led to a famous worldwide enterprise whose growth required the involvement of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Kent, OH, United States
ISBN
9780873388214
SKU
V9780873388214
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About H L Schreiner
H. L. Schreiner served three years in naval aviation in World War II, holds a commercial pilot's license, and has authored many articles for the American Aviation Historical Society Journal. He has been a director of the American Aviation Historical Society for more than twenty-five years
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